Here are a delightful dozen deviled egg recipes! Just in time for spring and summer get togethers!
For starters:
Cut 6 hard boiled eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks; set aside egg whites and four yolks. Mash reserved yolks. Stir in 3 tbsp reduced-fat mayonnaise, 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper, and one of the combinations below. Stuff into egg whites and garnish.
Slim Deviled Eggs
1/2 tsp each garlic powder and ground mustard.
garnish: paprika
Asian
1/4 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce, 1/4 tsp minced fresh ginger root, 1/8 tsp sriracha Asian hot chili sauce.
garnish: cilantro
Mexican
1 tbsp salsa, 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp ground cumin
garnish: jalepeno slices
Italian
1/4 tsp dried basil, 1/4 tsp dried oregano
garnish: Parmesan cheese and parsley
Guacamole
2 tbsp mashed avacado, 1 tsp minced fresh cilantro, 1/2 tsp grated lime peel, 1/2 tsp lime juice
garnish: cherry tomatoes
Bloody Mary
1 tbsp reduced-sodium tomato juice, 3/4 tsp prepared horseradish, 1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
garnish: crumbled bacon
Crab Cake
2 tbsp crabmeat, 1 tbsp minced sweet red pepper, 2 tsp pickle relish, 1/2 tsp reduced-sodium seafood seasoning, 1/8 tsp celery seed
garnish: slivers of sweet red pepper
Herb
2 tsp minced chives, 1 tsp dried parsley flakes, 1/4 tsp dried tarragon
garnish: dill sprigs
Curried
2 tbsp hummus, 3/4 tsp curry powder, dash cayenne
garnish: garbanzo beans
Buffalo
2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese, 1 tbsp finely chopped celery, 1 tsp Louisiana-style hot sauce
garnish: celery leaves
Chutney
2 tbsp mango chutney, 1 tbsp chopped green onion
garnish: chopped cashews and green onion
Greek
2 tbsp crumbled feta cheese, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel, 1/2 tsp lemon juice
garnish: greek olives
Nutrition Facts for 1 single deviled egg half:
40 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 70 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate,
trace fiber, 3 g protein
These recipes are from an article on page 9 of the April/May 2012 issue of Healthy Cooking magazine.
For starters:
Cut 6 hard boiled eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks; set aside egg whites and four yolks. Mash reserved yolks. Stir in 3 tbsp reduced-fat mayonnaise, 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper, and one of the combinations below. Stuff into egg whites and garnish.
Slim Deviled Eggs
1/2 tsp each garlic powder and ground mustard.
garnish: paprika
Asian
1/4 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce, 1/4 tsp minced fresh ginger root, 1/8 tsp sriracha Asian hot chili sauce.
garnish: cilantro
Mexican
1 tbsp salsa, 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp ground cumin
garnish: jalepeno slices
Italian
1/4 tsp dried basil, 1/4 tsp dried oregano
garnish: Parmesan cheese and parsley
Guacamole
2 tbsp mashed avacado, 1 tsp minced fresh cilantro, 1/2 tsp grated lime peel, 1/2 tsp lime juice
garnish: cherry tomatoes
Bloody Mary
1 tbsp reduced-sodium tomato juice, 3/4 tsp prepared horseradish, 1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
garnish: crumbled bacon
Crab Cake
2 tbsp crabmeat, 1 tbsp minced sweet red pepper, 2 tsp pickle relish, 1/2 tsp reduced-sodium seafood seasoning, 1/8 tsp celery seed
garnish: slivers of sweet red pepper
Herb
2 tsp minced chives, 1 tsp dried parsley flakes, 1/4 tsp dried tarragon
garnish: dill sprigs
Curried
2 tbsp hummus, 3/4 tsp curry powder, dash cayenne
garnish: garbanzo beans
Buffalo
2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese, 1 tbsp finely chopped celery, 1 tsp Louisiana-style hot sauce
garnish: celery leaves
Chutney
2 tbsp mango chutney, 1 tbsp chopped green onion
garnish: chopped cashews and green onion
Greek
2 tbsp crumbled feta cheese, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel, 1/2 tsp lemon juice
garnish: greek olives
Nutrition Facts for 1 single deviled egg half:
40 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 70 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate,
trace fiber, 3 g protein
These recipes are from an article on page 9 of the April/May 2012 issue of Healthy Cooking magazine.